Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World

The ancient inheritance that made us who we are-and is now driving us to ruin.

Each of us is endowed with an inheritance-a set of evolved biases and cultural tools that shape every facet of our behavior. For countless generations, this inheritance has taken us to ever greater heights: driving the rise of more sophisticated technologies, more organized religions, more expansive empires. But now, for the first time, it's failing us. We find ourselves hurtling toward a future of unprecedented ...